Now look here, Bob
['Leccy fences] 
 >>  Very rarely happens. We've got 3 or 4 miles of the stuff with a 
 >> /complete/of horses. All ages from newborn through to one of 45 years,
 >> all  sizes from miniature Shetland to Shire. The thumper we use is a
 bk> Shetlands?? Hmmmm I'm supprised you don't have more problems then you
They are the worst - trouble is they've got such thick manes that they
can push underneath and it doesn't shock them. Generally they're quite
well behaved though.
 bk> do. The problems we had were that the horses spooked.. and when they
 bk> did, they had a tendancy to go straight through the wire.  
Nasty. What sort of horse? TB type? 
 >>  There are three main types over here for the wire; simple orange
 >> string  (normal farm use); white ribbon (especially for horses, but
 >> flutters  and breaks in strong wind) and a 1/4" rope which is what we
 >> use. 
 bk> I think that ribbons on the wire might help also.
Yes - dangling off them makes it a lot more visible, but best to use
non-conductive ribbon, else any dodgy connection will short a lot
quicker.
I think the worst problem with leccy fences is when something breaks.
Had one this week - our biggest field, on a huge hill. Walking all
around it, testing it. Found the break, then had to trudge all the way
back down to turn off the fence, all the way back up. Fix it, down again
turn on. Carry on testing, find another break... A job for two people, that.
Simon
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